NYR at VGK
New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- T-Mobile Arena
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · game 3 of a road trip · 1000 km since the last game, 1 time zone
1 night off
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Dylan Garand
Carter Hart
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
New York Rangers
L1 Gabe Perreault (above the league middle) · Mika Zibanejad (top tenth of the league) · Pavel Dorofeyev (above the league middle)
L2 Tye Kartye (above the league middle) · J.T. Miller (bottom tenth of the league) · Alexis Lafreniere (above the league middle)
L3 Will Cuylle (below the league middle) · Noah Laba (below the league middle) · Eeli Tolvanen (bottom tenth of the league)
D1 Vladislav Gavrikov (top tenth of the league) · Adam Fox (above the league middle)
D2 Marcus Pettersson (below the league middle) · Sean Durzi (above the league middle)
PP1 Alexis Lafreniere (above the league middle) · J.T. Miller (bottom tenth of the league) · Pavel Dorofeyev (above the league middle) · Mika Zibanejad (top tenth of the league) · Adam Fox (above the league middle)
Vegas Golden Knights
L1 Ivan Barbashev (above the league middle) · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Mark Stone (above the league middle)
L2 Brett Howden (above the league middle) · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner (top tenth of the league)
L3 Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Raphael Lavoie
D1 Brayden McNabb (above the league middle) · Shea Theodore (above the league middle)
D2 Parker Wotherspoon (above the league middle) · Rasmus Andersson (top tenth of the league)
PP1 Mark Stone (above the league middle) · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Trevor Connelly · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Victor Olofsson (below the league middle)
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
New York Rangers
Adam Sykora (LW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2027-01-25
Aidan Thompson (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-26
Joonas Korpisalo (G): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-01, expected back 2026-11-09
Joseph Veleno (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-04, expected back 2027-01-03
Igor Shesterkin (G): Out For Season (lower body), listed since 2026-10-09, expected back 2027-09-15
Vegas Golden Knights
Kai Uchacz (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-24
Lukas Cormier (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-22
Parker Wotherspoon (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Victor Olofsson (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-02
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.